Canadian Mennonite University

Canadian Mennonite University (CMU) is a private Mennonite university located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada with an enrollment of 1607 students.[2] The university was chartered in 1999 with a Shaftesbury campus in southwest Winnipeg, as well as Menno Simons College and a campus at The University of Winnipeg.[3]

Canadian Mennonite University
TypePrivate
Established1999
AffiliationMennonite
PresidentCheryl Pauls
Undergraduates1692[1]
Address
500 Shaftesbury Blvd. and
600 Shaftesbury Blvd.
,
Winnipeg
,
Manitoba
,
R3P 2N2
,
Canada
CampusUrban
Sports teamsCMU Blazers
ColoursGreen  
AffiliationsAssociation of Universities and Colleges of Canada (AUCC), CHEC, MCAC
Websitewww.cmu.ca

History

Canadian Mennonite University was incorporated in 1999, through the amalgamation of Canadian Mennonite Bible College (founded in 1947), Concord College (founded as Mennonite Brethren Bible College in 1944), and Menno Simons College (founded in 1988).[4] A fourth college, Steinbach Bible College, was also involved, but later withdrew.

The name, Canadian Mennonite University, was formally announced in early 2000 and classes began in September of that year on a new campus, composed of the campus of Canadian Mennonite Bible College on the south-west corner of Grant and Shaftesbury and the former campus of the Manitoba School for the Deaf.[5]

In 2009, Canadian Mennonite University opened a new Menno Simons College campus on Portage Avenue. In late 2010, a science laboratory was constructed and in 2011 the Redekop School of Business was opened.[6]

Academic programs

Degrees

Canadian Mennonite University offers several degrees, including:

Schools and colleges

Sports

The University is represented by the CMU Blazers in soccer, volleyball and basketball. Teams play in the Manitoba Colleges Athletic Conference (formerly the Central Plains Athletic Conference).

Notable alumni
  • Beth Goobie - Canadian poet and writer
  • Jan Guenther Braun - writer
  • Chris Huebner - Associate Professor of Theology and Philosophy at Canadian Mennonite University; co-editor of the Polyglossia series in Herald-Press
  • Sarah Klassen - Canadian author
  • Royden Loewen - historian
  • Leonard Ratzlaff - choral conductor for Edmonton's Richard Eaton Singers
  • A. James Reimer - Canadian Mennonite theologian; held a dual academic appointment as Professor of Religious Studies and Christian Theology at Conrad Grebel University College
  • Katie Funk Wiebe, writer
  • Rudy Wiebe - Canadian author; Professor Emeritus in the Department of English at the University of Alberta since 1992

See also

Further reading
  • Harder, Helmut. "CMU: The Emergence of a Mennonite University." in The Blazer Alumni Magazine, Fall 2010.

References
  1. The Blazer, Fall 2019
  2. "Christian colleges go online and lay off staff". Winnipeg Free Press. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  3. "Canadian Mennonite University". Universities Canada. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  4. "Concord College". Centre for Mennonite Brethren Studies. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  5. "Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba School for the Deaf". Manitoba Historical Society. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  6. Fuller, Simon. "New school at CMU now open for business". Canstar Community News. Retrieved 9 Nov 2011.

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